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Cross-Solent operator Red Funnel has cancelled a total of 24 sailings across today (Tuesday) and tomorrow due to fuel contamination. It's said that the issue on board Red Eagle means that the ferry has had to be removed from service....

The volunteer crew of Bembridge RNLI have now been stood down from the search for a missing swimmer after launching at first light this morning (Tuesday). At around 05:30, Solent Coastguard requested that the All Weather Lifeboat be launched from...

Photo: RNLI/Hebe Gregory Reports of a boat taking on water led to the launching of Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat over the weekend. The volunteer crew's pagers sounded at 18:07 on Saturday evening after Solent Coastguard was alerted to a 20ft motorboat...

An early hours altercation has led to thousands of pounds worth of damage being caused to a social club in the West Wight. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary was called at just gone midnight last night (Saturday) to reports...

A road traffic collision between a rapid response ambulance and a taxi has forced the closure of Newport’s Fairlee Road in both directions this lunchtime (Sunday). Emergency services are currently on scene on the main road in and out of Newport near...

An ‘altercation’ involving a number of people, including a 13-year-old girl, led to a large Police response to Ryde Esplanade last night (Saturday) as the town’s annual illuminated carnival took place. Sirens galore descended on the Esplanade shortly before 22:00...

A 56-year-old man arrested on suspicion of carrying out a number of arson attacks in East Cowes, which caused some £400,000 of damage, has been bailed until December. After months of investigations, Police travelled in convoy into East Cowes yesterday...

A total of 4 people remain under investigation for possession with intent to supply class B drugs following incidents that occurred in Binstead back in June. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to Ringwood Road at 05:30 on the...

A cyclist in his 60s has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following an incident which left him lying in the road this morning (Friday). Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and paramedics from the Isle of...

Police and paramedics have been called to a road traffic collision on a country lane in Apse Heath this afternoon (Friday). The incident has occurred on Apse Manor Road -  a narrow lane that runs between Ventnor Road and Shanklin...